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When my father, Isidor, was 13, he reached his bar mitzvah, the age,
according to Judaism, from which a young man begins to fight for his own
survival. My father told me that his bar mitzvah was a big and festive
celebration; the chief rabbi from Bjeljina came, and my father received
many presents. They made a special point to accent the bar mitzvah because
it gave strength to the young boys, who were, in fact, still children, to
keep on a serious life path. After the bar mitzvah, my grandfather told my
father, in short, "Now that you are an adult, it is time that you start to
work and earn money.
according to Judaism, from which a young man begins to fight for his own
survival. My father told me that his bar mitzvah was a big and festive
celebration; the chief rabbi from Bjeljina came, and my father received
many presents. They made a special point to accent the bar mitzvah because
it gave strength to the young boys, who were, in fact, still children, to
keep on a serious life path. After the bar mitzvah, my grandfather told my
father, in short, "Now that you are an adult, it is time that you start to
work and earn money.
Period
Location
Bjeljina
Serbia
Interview
Cadik Danon